Legal Documents of Bean Station

All concerned with the sale of fireworks shall be permitted within the municipal boundaries of the town as allowed by the applicable laws of the State of Tennessee. In addition to those requirements, any holder or owner of a license to sell fireworks under the laws of the State of Tennessee who shall seek to sell fireworks within the municipal limits of the Town of Bean Station shall further meet and comply with the following conditions.

1. Sales of fireworks shall be allowed only from permanent locations only. "Permanent location," for this purpose, shall be defined as a permanent structure constructed and standing year round within the municipal limits of the Town of Bean Station.
2. Any person seeking to sell fireworks within the municipal limits of the Town of Bean Station shall also obtain any necessary retail business sales license from Grainger County and the Town of Bean Station. Such structure shall meet all pertinent building codes and be equipped with at least two (2) fire extinguishers.
3. Any person or entity seeking to sell fireworks within the municipal limits of the Town of Bean Station shall have first obtained all necessary licenses issued by the State of Tennessee for same, and present them to the town recorder, mayor or other designated authority.
4. Any premises from which fireworks are sold shall be equipped with permanent electrical wiring and plumbing. Plumbing shall include appropriate restroom restroom facilities for use of patrons of the business. Said plumbing facilities must be of a permanent nature, and portable sanitary facilities will not be acceptable.
5. Any person or entity who shall sell fireworks in violation of this section within the municipal limits of the Town of Bean Station shall be subject to civil penalty in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day for each day of violation. Further, any person or entity so violating this section shall be subject to immediate restraint through appropriate court order obtained by the Town of Bean Station, acting on appropriate authority. (Ord. #3-101, May 1997)